About ACE-Uganda
One of only two African Centers of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Data Sciences on the African continent.
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Our Mission
To be a sustainable center of excellence that leverages Computational Science to support Research and Training that enhances health.
Our Vision
To be a global leader in computational science, driving transformative innovations that improve health.
Our Core Values
Guiding principles that shape our work and culture
Excellence
Pursuing the highest standards in research, training, and innovation
Collaboration
Building partnerships across Africa and globally to amplify our impact
Innovation
Embracing cutting-edge technologies to solve complex health challenges
Capacity Building
Empowering African scientists with skills for the future
ACE-Uganda Strategic Objectives
ACE-Uganda advances continental public health by bridging the gap between data infrastructure, academic training, and actionable science. Through our strategic objectives of Service, Training, and Research, we provide essential computational resources, build the next generation of quantitative scientists, and conduct targeted research to guide evidence-based health decisions across the continent.
Service
To strengthen bioinformatics and health data science research through providing computational resources, data analysis support, visualization capabilities and a collaborative environment.
Training
To build the next generation of quantitative scientists in Africa through supporting the MSc/PhD Bioinformatics and health data science program at Makerere University and conducting short-term bioinformatics training.
Research
To perform targeted high-quality bioinformatics and health data science research through executing projects with immediate relevance to national and regional health issues so as to inform evidence-based decision making.
Collaborations
To optimise productivity and value creation, ACE leverages partners across the local and international bioinformatics research and development ecosystem.
National Institutes of Health
NIH
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